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Dwayne Johnson, the actor and former wrestler known as The Rock, announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his family had recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
Johnson, 48, said they had been infected about two and a half weeks ago from “very close family friends.” He called it “one of the most challenging and difficult things that we have had to endure as a family,” but added that he and his family were now “on the other end” and were healthy and no longer contagious.
While symptoms were mild for his youngest daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, Mr. Johnson said that he and his wife had a “bad run” with the virus.
Johnson also urged people to wear masks.
“It puzzles me that some people, including some politicians, take this idea of wearing masks and make it part of a political agenda,” he said.
“It has nothing to do with politics,” he said. “Put on your mask.”
Mr. Johnson He added that his mother, who had part of her lungs removed before recovering from lung cancer, still wears a mask “every day.”
His announcement comes as coronavirus cases rise worldwide, with more than 26 million people infected and at least 862,000 dead from the virus, according to a New York Times database.
In the United States, at least 1,074 deaths and more than 40,000 new cases were reported on Wednesday, when Johnson posted his experience with Covid-19 on Instagram.
While Mr. Johnson said that he and his family still trust the family from whom they contracted the coronavirus, advised people to take all precautions before seeing others. “Think twice about who you have in your house,” he said.
